Roland XV-5080 owner manual Selecting Sound Libraries, EXP Expansion

Chapter 1 Selecting and Playing a Sound

sound generators are capable of reliably playing back music files that carry either the General MIDI or General MIDI 2 logo. In some cases, the conventional form of General MIDI, which does not include the new enhancements, is referred to as “General MIDI 1” as a way of distinguishing it from General MIDI 2.

Patches, Rhythm Sets and Performances can be stored in the following memory locations within each library group.

	PATCH	RHYTHM	PERFORM
USER	1–128	1, 2, 3, 4	1–64
CARD	*	*	*
PR-A	1–128	1, 2	1–32
PR-B	1–128	1, 2	1–32
PR-C	1–128	1, 2	—
PR-D	1–128	1, 2	—
PR-E	1–128	1, 2	—
PR-F	1–128	1, 2	—
PR-G	1–128	1, 2	—
PR-H	1–256	1, 2, 3, 4	—
XP-A	*	*	—
:	:	:	:
XP-H	*	*	—
–: None	*: Differs by type

Selecting Sound Libraries

On the XV-5080, tone data is stored in what are called

“SOUND LIBRARY.” The SOUND LIBRARY is divided into four “groups”: USER, CARD, PRESET, and EXP.

You can easily select the desired group simply by pressing the SOUND LIBRARY button (USER/CARD/PRESET/EXP) for each group.

USER

You can store your own Patches, Rhythm Sets and Performances in the SOUND LIBRARY’s USER group. Save the tones that you create to this library.

CARD

This library uses sounds from a commercially available memory card (SmartMedia) inserted into the MEMORY CARD slot.

You can directly select Tones contained on the card — even without loading the files into the USER memory — by assigning banks (CD-A through CD-H) to the files on the card.

PRESET

The PRESET library group contains the sounds that are permanently stored in the XV-5080’s memory. Performances are found only in PR-A and B. However, you can modify its sounds and save them as new sounds in the USER group.

EXP (Expansion)

Select this group to use the tones stored on wave expansion boards (SRX Series, SR-JV80 Series; sold separately) inserted in the EXP-A through -H slots. You cannot alter the contents of the EXP group, though you can modify its sounds and save them as new sounds in the USER group. The number of Patches and Rhythm Sets in the EXP group depends on the specific wave expansion boards installed. The EXP group contains no Performances. (Precautions When Installing Wave Expansion Board (Quick Start; p. 3))

*It is not possible to select an EXP Patch unless a wave expansion board is inserted into the corresponding slot.

*CARD sounds can be selected only if a SmartMedia card is inserted into the MEMORY CARD slot.

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